These figureheads were used outside buildings to indicate that it was a pharmacy. The one pictured at right is still above a pharmacy (on Herenstraat) but one near this is the sign for the “de Vergulde Gaper” a cafe on Prinsengracht.
They’re named “gaper” because they appear to be yawning, in fact they’re not yawning they’re [...]
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The Gaper is not Yawning
Posted in history, tagged gaper, monument, pharmacy on May 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty
Posted in immigration on May 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The government is deep in discussion on the amnesty for refugee claimants & illegal migrants to get residency in the Netherlands. The amnesty applies to those who arrived prior to 2001 and would be life changing good for more than 20,000 people.
However deportations of those who arrived more recently and who have exhausted the refugee [...]
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